The sight of political leaders of all national and regional political parties of both Jammu region and Kashmir valley standing for a group photograph with the Prime minister of India, Home Minister of India, and Lt Governor of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, was something that has given hope to the people of J&K […]
New Delhi: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday that the dialogue process initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Jammu and Kashmir’s mainstream leadership can gain credibility by ending what she called an “era of oppression and suppression” and understanding that a dissenting voice is not a criminal act. “Give the people right to […]
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Saturday said the abrogation of Article 370, which accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was a big mistake by the Centre. “While the Home Minister Shri Amit Shah is free to say what he said recently on our internal autonomy as enshrined by Article 370 of the […]
New Delhi: The dedication of Indian soldiers and veterans towards the country is an “exemplary example”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday soon after arriving in Ladakh on a three-day visit aimed at taking stock of India’s military preparedness in the region in the face of a prolonged border row with China. In Leh, […]
‘Nobody from Gupkar alliance said we accept 5th August and we should move forward’ SRINAGAR: A day after the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the National Conference (NC) on Saturday told reporters about what the party talked about in the meeting and what other representatives from Kashmir said there. National Conference […]
Geelani’s lifelong comrade and anointed heir was not allowed to see his family in his last days SRINAGAR: Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, the man who was seen as the political heir of ailing veteran leader Syed Ali Geelani, died on Wednesday. Sehrai, the devout ideological ally of Geelani, died at a Jammu […]
United Nations: President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir has encouraged India and Pakistan to resolve the issue of Kashmir through peaceful means and said that he supports dialogue and diplomacy, recalling the 1972 Simla Agreement between the two countries. Bozkir, in response to a question on Kashmir during a press conference here on […]
Anantnag: A 30-year-old woman who had confronted government forces for “entering her home with their shoes on during repeated search operations” has been arrested and booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the police alleging that the woman was, “glorifying militancy” in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. The woman has also been terminated from […]
Kulgam: Jammu and Kasmir Police on Friday claimed to have booked a woman Special Police Officer (SPO), hailing from Frisal area of Kulgam under the Unlawful activities Prevention Act UA(P)A. Officials said that a woman SPO identified as Saima Jan, daughter of Ghulam Nabi Rah of Frisal area of Kulgam was seen shouting […]
Srinagar: Clashes broke out in Srinagar’s Nowhatta area on Friday as supporters of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq pelted stones at security forces to protest the separatist leader’s continued house arrest, even though it was expected that he would be allowed to come to Jamia today. Officials said police and other security personnel deployed in the area […]